Feature
Share screenshots with passwords and expiring links
Share a synced capture with password, expiry and revocation controls on a paid cloud plan. These controls manage future link access; recipients can still save copies.
Step 01
What controlled sharing means
Send a link to a synced capture and choose an optional password and expiration time. You can revoke the link later. Anyone with the link and any required password can open it while it remains active.
- Optional password protection on each link.
- Optional expiry after 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days, or Never. Expired links stop working.
- Revoke access at any time, plus view-count tracking.
Expiry and revocation stop future access through the link. They do not remove copies a recipient already saved. Secure share links are a Pro feature.
Step 02
Recipient experience
The recipient opens a clean link to view the screenshot in their browser. If you set a password, they enter it first; if the link has expired or been revoked, it no longer opens.
Recipients do not need to install Captorify. The view count records access to the link; it does not identify who viewed the image.
Step 03
Privacy boundary
Shared captures are stored in Captorify cloud storage and encrypted at rest with AES-256, with share metadata kept separately. This is encryption at rest where Captorify holds the keys.
- Cloud captures are AES-256 encrypted at rest.
- Free captures stay on your device and are not uploaded.
Cloud captures are kept until you delete them or close your account. Free captures stay local and are not part of cloud sharing.
Step 04
Share versus attachment
A plain attachment is simple and fine when the content is not sensitive: the file just goes with the message. A controlled link is the better choice when you want a password, an expiry, the ability to revoke, or to know when it was viewed.
- Attachment: quick, permanent, no access controls.
- Share link: password, expiry, revoke, and view tracking.
Step 05
Limits
Share controls govern future access through the link. Anyone who can open it can still save or screenshot the image.
Redact private details before sharing, review the saved result and choose the shortest access window that fits the task. Revoking a link cannot remove copies a recipient already saved.
Step 06
Team use
Teams can send customers, vendors and reviewers a link whose future access can be limited or revoked. Redact private details first, because a recipient can still save the visible image.
Cloud sync and secure share links are part of the paid plans; see pricing for the details.
Step 07
Verify saved controls before distributing the link
The current share panel offers 24h, 7d, 30d and Never under Revokes in. Password protect requires entering and saving a password. A new link is not automatically protected just because the controls are available.
Test the link in a fresh signed-out window, then revoke it when the review is finished. An authorized recipient can still keep a copy.
FAQ
Common questions.
Short answers about capture, privacy, sharing, and billing.